Boncourt, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°30′N 07°01′E / 47.500°N 7.017°ECoordinates: 47°30′N 07°01′E / 47.500°N 7.017°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Jura | |
| District | Porrentruy | |
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| • Mayor | Maire | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,223 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 2926 | |
| SFOS number | 6774 | |
| Surrounded by | Buix, Villars-le-Sec(F), Saint-Dizier-l'Évêque(F), Lebetain(F), Delle(F), Florimont(F), Courcelles(F) | |
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Boncourt is a municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
Boncourt is first mentioned in 1140 as Bononis Curia. The municipality was formerly known by its German name Bubendorf, however, that name is no longer used. During the Second World War Boncourt was a vital staging post for French speaking Switzerland, and the resistance.
Boncourt has an area of 9.01 km2 (3.48 sq mi). Of this area, 3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi) or 41.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi) or 38.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi) or 20.1% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.05 km2 (12 acres) or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 9.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 3.7%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other special developed areas made up 5.1% of the area Out of the forested land, 36.7% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 20.8% is used for growing crops and 15.8% is pastures, while 2.2% is used for orchards or vine crops and 2.8% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water.
The municipality is located in the Porrentruy district, on the border with France. The large industrial village is the most important border crossing between the Canton of Jura and France.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules, a Fleur de lis Or in base between two Halberds Argent in saltire.
Boncourt has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,223. As of 2008[update], 6.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of -2.6%. Migration accounted for 2%, while births and deaths accounted for -4.3%.
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